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| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | WTTW | Darren Bailey, GOP Candidate for Governor, Moves Into Chicago Apartment | https://news.wttw.com/2026/04/15/darren-bailey-gop-candidate-governor-moves-chicago-apartment | SPRINGFIELD — Darren Bailey isn’t just trying to win over voter — he wants this year’s campaign to be an impressive experience for Chicago residents. Speaking to Capitol News Illinois on Wednesday before taking the stage at the annual Illinois Gun Owners Lobby Day in Springfield, the Republican nominee for … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | WBEZ | Former charter school executive Tim King charged with stealing more than $100,000 from Urban Prep | https://www.wbez.org/education/2026/04/15/former-charter-school-executive-tim-king-charged-with-stealing-more-than-100-000-from-urban-prep | Federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday that Tim King – who won national acclaim for founding and serving as CEO of Urban Prep Academies on Chicago’s South Side – stole more than $100,000 from the privately run but publicly funded charter school network. In the newly unsealed grand jury indictment, the office … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | Woman paralyzed in I-55 crash after driver swerved to avoid pothole awarded $60M | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/woman-left-paralyzed-in-i-55-crash-after-driver-swerved-to-avoid-pothole-awarded-63m/3923393/ | A 31-year-old woman from suburban Minooka who was paralyzed in a rollover crash on I-55 was awarded a $60 million settlement against several companies involved in construction on the highway that her attorneys say left the road in an unsafe condition. Sarah Grasser of Minooka was left paraplegic after she … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | See inside the mall Chicago wants to shut down due to health and safety concerns | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/see-inside-the-chicago-mall-the-city-wants-to-shut-down-due-to-health-and-safety-concerns/3923409/ | Inside Chicago's Ford City Mall sits only a handful of open stores as officials [ seek to have the mall closed ][22] due to "imminent" health and safety concerns. With only 16 commercial tenants left, footage from inside the mall showed stores like Bath & Body Works, Claire's, Foot Locker, … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | This Chicago school is paving the way for healthier lunches across the country | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-chicago-school-is-paving-the-way-for-healthier-lunches-across-the-country/3923313/ | A charter school on Chicago's South Side is one of a dozen participating in a nationwide, federal pilot aimed at giving children healthier lunches. The FDA program provided funding to select schools in the 2025-26 school year to purchase whole foods, upgrade kitchen equipment, and hire staff to eliminate heavy … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | This spring is the wettest the Chicago area has seen in more than 40 years | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/this-spring-is-the-wettest-the-chicago-area-has-seen-in-more-than-40-years/3923428/ | We are now halfway through spring and so far, it’s the wettest spring in 43 years for the Chicago area. [ Tuesday’s 2.43 inches of rainfall ][10] at O’Hare International Airport made it the second-wettest day in April in over 50 years -- behind the 3.54 inches that fell April … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | How parents can find the most affordable summer camp options for their kids | https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/how-parents-can-find-the-most-affordable-summer-camp-options-for-their-kids/3923371/ | The Chicago Park District summer camps are highly sought after, but even if you can't sign up, there are still options residents will have. The camps begin their [ enrollment ][5] period Monday at 9AM for parks west of California Avenue and all virtual programs. The sign-up period begins Tuesday … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | Bears Stadium Search: Lawmaker anticipates amended megaprojects bill “soon” | https://www.nbcchicago.com/investigations/bears-stadium-search-lawmaker-anticipates-amended-megaprojects-bill-soon/3923467/ | As the Chicago Bears' search for a future stadium site continues, there were no major plot twists Wednesday - just discussions between the governor's office and GOP lawmakers in Springfield who could be crucial in advancing the megaprojects bill before lawmakers leave at the end of May. The Bears are … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | NBC Local | The Chicago Bears' 2026 NFL Draft picks include 3 in top-60 | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/nfl/chicago-bears/the-chicago-bears-2026-nfl-draft-picks-include-3-in-top-60/3923481/ | The Chicago Bears had one of their most successful seasons in recent memory, and now they’ll aim to reload in the 2026 NFL Draft. To do that, they’ll have three picks in the top-60 of the draft, which gets underway Thursday in Pittsburgh. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Northwestern Medill | Taking the long road: As Route 66 turns 100, fans look ahead instead of in the rearview mirror | https://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/taking-the-long-road-as-route-66-turns-100-fans-look-ahead-instead-of-in-the-rearview-mirror/ | **By Phoebe Bock** _Medill Reports_ In 1963, Bill Thomas took his first road trip on Route 66 from Illinois to California to visit Disneyland. Although the historic cross-country drive meant little to him as an 8-year-old, he is now helping lead this year’s centennial celebrations along what remains of the … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Teen boy killed, girl hurt in bus stop shooting near YMCA on Chicago’s South Side, police say | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/teen-boy-killed-girl-hurt-bus-stop-shooting-ymca-chicagos-south-side | ![2 hospitalized after shooting near YMCA in Woodlawn][6] #### [ 2 hospitalized after shooting near YMCA in Woodlawn ][7] Two people were hospitalized after a shooting near a YMCA in Woodlawn on Wednesday afternoon. #### The Brief * * A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 16-year-old girl was wounded … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Fox Chicago | Markham to honor investigators in double murder case | http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/markham-honor-investigators-double-murder-case | ![Markham to honor officers for solving double murder case][1] #### [ Markham to honor officers for solving double murder case ][2] Markham officials will recognize investigators who quickly solved a 2025 double murder case, leading to an arrest within 48 hours. #### The Brief * * City of Markham to … |
| View Article | 7:01 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Columbia Chronicle | April 15, 2026 | https://columbiachronicle.com/multimedia/photooftheday/april-15-2026/ | |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Rahm Emanuel proposes betting and prediction markets tax, defends CPS reforms as he mulls presidential bid | https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/04/15/rahm-emanuel-online-betting-prediction-markets-tax-proposal-presidential-bid | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][76] * [ Facebook ][77] * [ Bluesky ][78] * [ Email ][79] * [ Reddit ][80] * [ Flipboard ][81] Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday floated a 10% federal tax on online sports betting and prediction markets to … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | 21 things to do in Chicago April 16-22 | https://chicago.suntimes.com/things-to-do/2026/04/15/21-things-to-do-in-chicago-april-16-22 | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][36] * [ Facebook ][37] * [ Bluesky ][38] * [ Email ][39] * [ Reddit ][40] * [ Flipboard ][41] ### Theater * The Broadway musical, **“The Great Gatsby,”** based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic novel, follows the Roaring … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | After quick struggles for Shane Smith, White Sox aim to 'slow down his world' at Triple-A | https://chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2026/04/15/shane-smith-white-sox-demoted-chris-getz | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][21] * [ Facebook ][22] * [ Bluesky ][23] * [ Email ][24] * [ Reddit ][25] * [ Flipboard ][26] After an awful opening week, the [ _White Sox_ ][27] ’ starting rotation has been a bright spot with … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Ex-senior mayoral aide used job to get child hired by city contractor, had firm do unauthorized work, IG says | https://chicago.suntimes.com/city-hall/2026/04/15/inspector-general-deborah-witzburg-report-ex-mayoral-staffer-city-contractor-unauthorized-work-investigation | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][13] * [ Facebook ][14] * [ Bluesky ][15] * [ Email ][16] * [ Reddit ][17] * [ Flipboard ][18] A Chicago office of inspector general report alleges a high-ranking official of a previous mayoral administration used their city … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | Chicago Sun-Times | Former charter school executive Tim King charged with stealing more than $100,000 from Urban Prep | https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/04/15/former-charter-school-executive-tim-king-charged-with-stealing-more-than-100-000-from-urban-prep | * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] Federal prosecutors alleged Wednesday that Tim King – who won national acclaim for founding and serving as CEO of … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | CBS Local | Man gets 14 years in prison in plea deal for death of pregnant woman Itzel Camarena found in Chatham | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/prison-plea-deal-death-pregnant-woman-itzel-camarena-chatham/ | A man will serve 14 years in prison in Illinois in accordance with a plea deal in the death of a pregnant woman whose body was found in Chatham more than two years ago. In Feb. 2024, Itzel Camarena was found dead with a gunshot wound to her face in … |
| View Article | 7 p.m. | April 15, 2026 | CBS Local | Impossible Science Festival makes experiments seem like magic | https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/impossible-science-festival-makes-experiments-seem-like-magic/ | It was a mind-blowing day for hundreds of students and teachers in the western suburbs on Wednesday as they took a field trip to an immersive, two-day science fair at Morton College in Cicero. Kids filing into the Morton College gym learned the line between magic and science can disappear. … |